Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily

[Danny]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSaoIddZwUtk-BTcIDuy6AjaHwSgD9GBV0GO0
NEW ORLEANS — Scientists provided a new estimate for the size of the Gulf oil spill on Tuesday that indicate it could be worse than previously thought.

A government panel of scientists said that the ruptured well is leaking between 1.47 million and 2.52 million gallons a day of oil. That is an increase over previous estimates that put the maximum size of the spill at 2.1 million gallons per day.

"This estimate brings together several scientific methodologies and the latest information from the sea floor, and represents a significant step forward in our effort to put a number on the oil that is escaping from BP's well," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement.

The new numbers are based on a combination of scientific data, including an analysis of high-resolution video taken by underwater robots, pressure meters, sonar, and measurements of oil collected by the containment device on top of the well.

(This version corrects that previous estimate put maximum at 2.1 million gallons a day instead of 2.2 million.)

[240 is Back]

Exxon Valdez = 10.8 million US gallons

[BM OUT]

Hmmmm,and yey Obama proclaimed that the spill proves that we are running out of oil.

[blacken700]

Hmmmm,and yey billy proclaimed that the ocean will take car of the oil

[thelamefalsehood]

Perspective=650 Quadrillion gallons (650,000,000,000,000,000)of water in the Gulf/  Oil spill= 2.52 a day.

So, as bad as the oil spill is, people need to put it in perpective. It would be like pouring a can of coke in a tank of 10,000 bottles of water. Its terrible that the coasts, wetlands and animals are paying the price, but people need to step back and look at the big picture sometimes.

[240 is Back]

Hmmmm,and yey billy proclaimed that the ocean will take car of the oil

He's correct.   It's just take 10,000 years or so